The debate over top individual classes is a fierce and long standing one in the world of recruiting, but a look at how conferences stack up against each other on the recruiting trail can offer great insight as well.

ESPN.com's preseason All-America team has been released, with Notre Dame placing one player on the squad.Stephon Tuitt makes the team as one of its defensive ends, along with South Carolina's Jadeveon Clowney.

Projecting the eventual success level of high school prospects is difficult in its own right, but forecasting which ones will play right away and make a big splash in college can be even more difficult.